Set up the local host file

UPDATE: Thanks to xip.io the host file edits are optional if you use the style www.example.com.127.0.0.1.xip.io (replace 127.0.0.1 with your actual IP address). This is compatible with Adobe’s Edge Inspect.

Set up XAMPP config files

In \xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf uncomment the following at about line 140:

LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so

I’ve used the folder structure of “\xampp\htdocs\www.example.com\web\content\files.php” (for example) and the following config will find the folder with the exact name in the url.